Pedestrian Safety

Pedestrian Safety

Learning how to be a safe pedestrian is very simple! Here are a few,
easy to remember safety tips that could save your life.

Cross the street at
marked crosswalks and intersections.

Before
crossing, look left, right, then left again.

Use
pedestrian pushbuttons.

Only cross the street on the "Walk" signal

Stay visible
after dark and in bad weather.

Watch out
for trucks and buses that are backing up or turning.

Driver Safety

Stop for
pedestrian at crosswalks.

Slow down and obey the
posted speed limit.

Look
before opening your door.

Be careful when passing stopped vehicles.

Allow 3 feet when passing bicyclists.

Street Smart

Fairfax County participates in the annual Street Smart Campaign,
coordinated by the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board.
This program is a public education, awareness, and behavioral change
campaign for Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia with the goal of
improving pedestrian and bicyclist safety.

To learn more about this program, please visit the Metropolitan
Washington Council of Governments program website.

Safety Statistics

Pedestrian Safety is a serious issue in Fairfax County. On average,
10-20 people are killed, and another 300 injured, every year within
Fairfax County. A County-wide
map(6MB pdf) of pedestrian crashes and fatalities and historical
fatality comparison chart (50K
pdf) are available for download.